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.message	100	kei-101_01-0001		I｡could｡hear｡a｡voice｡in｡the｡distance.
.message	110			It｡was｡the｡noise｡of｡someone｡tearing｡up｡a｡storm.
.message	120			The｡shrill｡sound｡of｡objects｡colliding.
.message	130	kei-101_01-0002		...Oh,｡knock｡it｡off.
.message	140			Shut｡up.
.message	150			Just｡go｡the｡hell｡away...
.playSE *
.message	160	kei-101_01-0003	@Kei｡	“I｡SAID｡WAKE｡UP｡ALREADY!”
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.message	170			＊WHAM＊
.message	180		Hiro	“Augh!”
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.message	190			My｡head｡felt｡like｡it｡was｡in｡pieces.｡I｡wondered｡if｡my｡skull｡actually｡cracked.
.message	200		Hiro	“Was｡that｡a｡punch...｡or｡a｡kick?”
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.message	210	kei-101_01-0005	@Kei｡	“My｡heel.”
.message	220		Hiro	“No｡wonder.｡You｡attacked｡my｡weak｡point｡for｡massive｡damage.”
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.message	230			Her｡skills｡had｡improved｡over｡time,｡despite｡the｡fact｡that｡she｡didn't｡have｡any｡formal｡martial｡arts｡training.
.message	240			What｡an｡ominous｡face｡she｡had...
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.message	250	kei-101_01-0007	@Kei｡	“Awake｡now?”
.message	260		Hiro	“Yeah,｡yeah.”
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.message	270	kei-101_01-0009	@Kei｡	“Geez...｡You're｡already｡in｡bad｡shape｡as｡it｡is.｡I｡told｡you｡not｡to｡sleep｡hunched｡over｡your｡desk.｡When｡will｡you｡learn｡to｡listen｡to｡people?”
.message	280			The｡girl｡looked｡down｡with｡an｡expression｡of｡disbelief.
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.message	290			I｡rubbed｡my｡eyes｡as｡I｡glanced｡at｡my｡alarm｡clock.
.message	300		Hiro	“What｡gives?｡It's｡only｡seven...”
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.message	310	kei-101_01-0011	@Kei｡	“Got｡a｡problem｡with｡that?”
.message	320			The｡cold｡tone｡of｡her｡voice｡wouldn't｡get｡the｡better｡of｡me.
.message	330		Hiro	“I｡only｡went｡to｡sleep｡at｡six.”
.message	340	kei-101_01-0013	@Kei｡	“Oniichan,｡that's｡your｡own｡fault.｡You｡shouldn't｡stay｡up｡so｡ridiculously｡late.”
.message	350		Hiro	“You｡know,｡I'd｡appreciate｡it｡if｡you｡thought｡about｡this｡for｡a｡minute｡from｡my｡point｡of｡view.”
.message	360	kei-101_01-0015	@Kei｡	“Work｡is｡fine｡and｡all,｡but｡you're｡also｡a｡student!｡Get｡your｡act｡together!”
.message	370			This｡oppressive｡girl's｡name｡was｡Kei｡Shindou.
.message	380			She｡was｡my｡landlord's｡granddaughter,｡a｡year｡younger｡than｡me.
.message	390			Even｡though｡she｡called｡me｡‘Oniichan,’｡we｡were｡not｡related｡in｡any｡way.
.message	400			It｡might｡be｡because｡we｡knew｡each｡other｡since｡we｡were｡children.
.message	410			Most｡men｡older｡than｡herself｡were｡addressed｡as｡‘Mister,’｡but｡I｡would｡always｡be｡Oniichan｡to｡her.
.message	420			She｡never｡once｡asked｡what｡I｡thought｡of｡the｡nickname.｡It｡wasn't｡in｡her｡style｡to｡ask.
.message	430			However,｡it｡set｡me｡apart｡from｡the｡rest,｡so｡it｡was｡fine｡by｡me.
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.message	440	kei-101_01-0017	Kei｡	“You｡gonna｡cling｡to｡that｡desk｡forever?｡Wash｡up｡and｡brush｡your｡teeth!”
.message	450		Hiro	“...”
.message	460			She｡was｡like｡a｡little｡sister｡to｡me｡years｡ago.｡Nowadays,｡we｡were｡more｡like｡a｡dog｡and｡its｡master.
.message	470			The｡details｡weren't｡important.
.message	480	kei-101_01-0019	Kei｡	“I'll｡take｡care｡of｡breakfast｡while｡you're｡at｡it.｡You｡haven't｡eaten,｡right?”
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.message	490		Hiro	“Uh...｡I'll｡pass.”
.message	500			I｡shook｡my｡head.
.message	510		Hiro	“Besides,｡I'm｡not｡that｡hungry.”
.message	520	kei-101_01-0021	Kei｡	“You｡need｡to｡eat｡breakfast.｡You'll｡pass｡out｡if｡you｡have｡no｡sleep｡and｡no｡food!”
.message	530		Hiro	“If｡I｡get｡food｡poisoning,｡I'll｡have｡to｡stay｡home｡anyway.”
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.message	540	kei-101_01-0023	Kei｡	“Heh｡heh...｡As｡long｡as｡your｡legs｡can｡move,｡you｡WILL｡be｡going｡to｡school.”
.message	550			Kei's｡eyes｡harbored｡a｡dangerous｡glint.
.message	560		Hiro	“Uh...｡Forget｡what｡I｡just｡said.”
.message	570			I｡shook｡my｡head｡once｡more.
.message	580			Kei's｡culinary｡potential｡could｡be｡described｡as｡absolutely｡hopeless.｡She｡couldn't｡even｡peel｡vegetables｡correctly.
.message	590			I｡knew｡far｡too｡well｡how｡it｡felt｡to｡spend｡the｡day｡after｡enjoying｡the｡food｡of｡someone｡who｡couldn't｡fry｡an｡egg｡to｡save｡her｡life.
.message	600			The｡worst｡part｡about｡it｡was｡that｡she｡would｡never｡admit｡that｡her｡cooking｡sucked.
.message	610	kei-101_01-0025	Kei｡	“Just｡you｡wait.｡One｡of｡these｡days,｡I'll｡make｡your｡mouth｡water｡for｡sure.”
.message	620		Hiro	“Where｡does｡all｡that｡confidence｡come｡from?”
.message	630	kei-101_01-0027	Kei｡	“Okay,｡enough.｡If｡you｡don't｡want｡food,｡hurry｡up｡and｡get｡ready.”
.message	640		Hiro	“Yes,｡ma'am...”
.message	650			I｡scratched｡the｡back｡of｡my｡head｡and｡sighed.
.message	660		Hiro	“They｡wouldn't｡care｡if｡I｡skipped｡opening｡day｡orientation.｡The｡deadline's｡too｡close,｡so｡I'm｡kind｡of｡in｡a｡pinch.”
.message	670	kei-101_01-0029	Kei｡	“Pinch,｡pinch.｡You're｡in｡a｡pinch｡every｡month.｡The｡hell｡is｡this｡‘pinch,’｡anyway?”
.message	680		Hiro	“It's｡reality.｡Nothing｡I｡can｡do｡about｡it.”
.message	690	kei-101_01-0031	Kei｡	“Ugh.｡Oniichan,｡you｡don't｡get｡it,｡do｡you?”
.message	700			Kei｡sighed.
.message	710	kei-101_01-0033	Kei｡	“...Your｡attendance｡is｡awful.｡If｡you｡don't｡aim｡for｡perfect｡attendance｡during｡the｡third｡term,｡you're｡going｡to｡be｡held｡back.”
.message	720		Hiro	“I｡know.”
.message	730	kei-101_01-0035	Kei｡	“Your｡grades｡are｡terrible,｡your｡brain｡is｡worthless,｡and｡you're｡a｡weak｡man.｡You'll｡repeat｡junior｡year｡at｡this｡rate.”
.message	740		Hiro	“I｡don't｡think｡this｡has｡anything｡to｡do｡with｡being｡weak.｡On｡the｡bright｡side,｡I｡might｡get｡lucky｡and｡end｡up｡in｡your｡class!”
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.message	750	kei-101_01-0037	Kei｡	“Why｡don't｡you｡come｡to｡school｡and｡make｡sure｡THAT｡DOESN'T｡HAPPEN?!”
.message	760	kei-101_01-0038		Kei｡ran｡her｡fingers｡through｡her｡bangs｡and｡heaved｡another｡somber,｡disgusted｡sigh.
.message	770	kei-101_01-0039	Kei｡	“I｡don't｡have｡the｡time｡to｡come｡here｡every｡day.｡I｡have｡morning｡practice,｡you｡know.”
.message	780		Hiro	“Yeah,｡I｡know.”
.message	790			Kei｡was｡a｡member｡of｡the｡basketball｡team.｡Even｡though｡she｡was｡a｡freshman,｡she｡claimed｡she｡was｡a｡‘point｡guard,’｡whatever｡that｡meant.
.message	800			Her｡petite｡physique｡caused｡her｡to｡be｡quite｡agile.｡As｡a｡result,｡she｡was｡great｡at｡sports.
.message	810	kei-101_01-0041	Kei｡	“The｡first｡day｡is｡key.｡You'll｡make｡a｡habit｡of｡it｡if｡you｡skip｡from｡the｡get-go.”
.message	820		Hiro	“You｡make｡it｡sound｡like｡I'm｡always｡playing｡hooky.”
.message	830	kei-101_01-0043	Kei｡	“That's｡because｡you｡are.”
.message	840			She｡didn't｡get｡it｡at｡all.
.message	850			I｡had｡responsibilities｡I｡couldn't｡ignore.
.message	860		Hiro	“Maybe｡I｡should｡just｡drop｡out.”
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.message	870	kei-101_01-0045	Kei｡	“WHAT?!”
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.message	880			Kei's｡tone｡took｡a｡complete｡180.｡She｡grabbed｡me｡by｡the｡collar｡and｡started｡to｡shake｡me.
.message	890			Shit.｡She'd｡totally｡switched｡gears.
.message	900	kei-101_01-0047	Kei｡	“STOP｡SCREWING｡WITH｡ME!｡IF｡YOU｡DON'T｡GET｡YOUR｡SHIT｡TOGETHER,｡BLOOD'S｡GONNA｡FLY!”
.message	910		Hiro	“Language,｡Kei.｡Language.”
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.message	920	kei-101_01-0049	Kei｡	“Huh?”
.message	930			She｡quickly｡loosened｡her｡grip.
.message	940	kei-101_01-0050		Then｡forced｡a｡cough｡from｡her｡throat｡to｡mask｡her｡shame-tinged｡cheeks.
.message	950		Hiro	“You｡really｡need｡to｡work｡on｡that｡temper｡of｡yours.”
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.message	960	kei-101_01-0051	Kei｡	“Ah...｡Oops...”
.message	970			Kei｡had｡been｡influenced｡by｡many｡of｡her｡older｡athletic｡peers.｡Naturally,｡her｡words｡and｡actions｡were｡every｡bit｡as｡brash｡as｡theirs.
.message	980			In｡addition｡to｡that...
.message	990	kei-101_01-0053	Kei｡	“B―｡but...｡I've｡been｡worked｡on｡by｡you｡and｡your｡dirty｡mouth!｡I've｡had｡to｡listen｡to｡it｡since...”
.message	1000		Hiro	“It｡takes｡two｡to｡tango.”
.message	1010	kei-101_01-0055	Kei｡	“Well,｡this｡is｡all｡your｡fault!｡You｡said｡you｡were｡going｡to｡drop｡out.”
.message	1020		Hiro	“I｡was｡just｡kidding.｡I｡wanted｡to｡see｡what｡would｡happen｡if｡I｡said｡that.”
.message	1030	kei-101_01-0057	Kei｡	“Okay,｡then...”
.message	1040		Hiro	“You｡didn't｡need｡to｡flip｡out.”
.message	1050			She｡began｡to｡pout.
.message	1060	kei-101_01-0059	Kei｡	“I'm｡younger｡than｡you,｡Oniichan.”
.message	1070		Hiro	“I｡know.”
.message	1080			The｡fact｡that｡she｡was｡aware｡of｡it｡was｡amazing｡in｡itself.
.message	1090	kei-101_01-0061	Kei｡	“We｡don't｡spend｡much｡time｡together｡as｡it｡is.｡If｡you｡quit｡now―”
.message	1100		Hiro	“You're｡telling｡me｡to｡stay｡in｡school｡even｡if｡I｡get｡held｡back?”
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.message	1110	kei-101_01-0063	Kei｡	“No,｡damn｡it!”
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.message	1120	kei-101_01-0065	Kei｡	“But｡it's｡better｡than｡dropping｡out.”
.message	1130			Just｡what｡was｡she｡trying｡to｡say?
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.message	1140	kei-101_01-0067	Kei｡	“Enough｡already!｡Hurry｡up｡or｡I'll｡drag｡your｡ass｡to｡school!”
.message	1150		Hiro	“Fine...”
.message	1160			Disgruntled,｡I｡slowly｡got｡to｡my｡feet.
.message	1170			Mornings｡seemed｡to｡always｡be｡like｡this...
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.message	1180			I｡let｡out｡a｡huge｡yawn｡as｡I｡slowly｡walked｡towards｡school.
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.message	1190	kei-101_01-0069	Kei｡	“Oniichan,｡don't｡fall｡asleep｡during｡orientation.”
.message	1200			Kei｡casually｡issued｡a｡warning｡as｡she｡walked｡beside｡me.
.message	1210		Hiro	“I｡don't｡know｡if｡I'm｡going｡to｡show｡up.”
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.message	1220	kei-101_01-0071	Kei｡	“What?”
.message	1230			Kei｡shot｡a｡sharp｡glare｡in｡my｡direction.
.message	1240		Hiro	“The｡principal｡wastes｡too｡much｡of｡his｡precious｡life｡on｡those｡boring｡speeches.｡It's｡a｡joke.｡I'd｡rather｡sleep｡through｡them.”
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.message	1250	kei-101_01-0073	Kei｡	“Wow,｡you're｡still｡disrespectful.”
.message	1260		Hiro	“I｡bet｡everyone｡else｡agrees.”
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.message	1270	kei-101_01-0075	Kei｡	“Geez...｡Can't｡you｡start｡thinking｡about｡it｡seriously?”
.message	1280		Hiro	“About｡what?”
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.message	1290	kei-101_01-0077	Kei｡	“How｡to｡balance｡your｡work｡and｡your｡studies.”
.message	1300		Hiro	“It's｡not｡that｡easy.”
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.message	1310	kei-101_01-0079	Kei｡	“Wouldn't｡you｡be｡better｡off｡if｡you｡did,｡Mrs.｡Nagi｡Shindou?”
.message	1320		Hiro	“I｡told｡you｡to｡stop｡calling｡me｡that.”
.message	1330			Nagi｡Shindou.
.message	1340			That｡was｡my｡other｡name.
.message	1350			It｡was｡best｡to｡think｡of｡it｡as｡a｡pseudonym.
.message	1360			‘Nagi’｡was｡my｡sister's｡name,｡and｡‘Shindou’｡was｡Kei's｡last｡name.
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.message	1370	kei-101_01-0081	Kei｡	“Seriously,｡I｡mean｡it.｡Think｡it｡through｡at｡least｡once.｡What｡if｡there｡are｡problems｡on｡both｡ends?”
.message	1380		Hiro	“It's｡not｡really｡like｡that,｡though.”
.message	1390	kei-101_01-0083	Kei｡	“Have｡you｡ever｡thought｡about｡ditching｡work｡and｡acting｡like｡a｡normal｡student?｡School｡life｡is｡right｡in｡front｡of｡you.｡Aren't｡you｡worried｡you'll｡miss｡out?”
.message	1400		Hiro	“Ignorance｡is｡bliss.”
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.message	1410	kei-101_01-0085	Kei｡	“Quit｡fooling｡around,｡damn｡it!”
.message	1420		Hiro	“Just｡relax｡and｡work｡on｡that｡temper｡of｡yours.”
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.message	1430	kei-101_01-0087	Kei｡	“You're｡making｡fun｡of｡me!｡Keep｡it｡up｡and｡I'll｡kill｡you!”
.message	1440		Hiro	“Really?｡Would｡you｡go｡through｡the｡hassle｡of｡hiding｡my｡remains｡in｡the｡mountains?”
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.message	1450			Kei｡narrowed｡her｡eyes｡and｡grinned.
.message	1460	kei-101_01-0089	Kei｡	“Oh,｡so｡that's｡how｡you｡want｡to｡play｡it.”
.message	1470	kei-101_01-0091	Kei｡	“Hiro｡Hirono.｡He｡appears｡to｡be｡a｡typical｡loser.｡However,｡his｡secret｡identity...”
.message	1480	kei-101_01-0093	Kei｡	“IS｡THAT｡OF｡A｡SHOUJO｡MANGA｡AR―”
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.message	1490	kei-101_01-0094		I｡quickly｡clasped｡my｡hand｡over｡her｡mouth｡and｡looked｡around.
.message	1500			Thankfully,｡there｡was｡no｡one｡within｡earshot.
.message	1510			Relieved,｡I｡removed｡my｡hand.
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.message	1520	kei-101_01-0095	Kei｡	“...Bwah!”
.message	1530			As｡she｡blushed｡from｡ear｡to｡ear,｡Kei｡wiped｡her｡mouth｡with｡her｡sleeve.
.message	1540			I｡was｡slightly｡offended｡that｡she｡was｡acting｡as｡though｡she｡had｡touched｡something｡filthy.
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.message	1550	kei-101_01-0097	Kei｡	“Hey,｡what｡the｡hell｡do｡you｡think｡you're｡doing?!”
.message	1560		Hiro	“Me?｡You｡promised｡you｡wouldn't｡tell｡anyone!”
.message	1570			I｡wasn't｡ashamed｡of｡being｡a｡shoujo｡manga｡artist.｡It's｡just｡that｡the｡whole｡world｡didn't｡need｡to｡know｡about｡it.
.message	1580			In｡addition,｡my｡editor｡said｡it｡was｡better｡if｡people｡didn't｡know｡that｡shoujo｡manga｡could｡be｡authored｡by｡men.
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.message	1590	kei-101_01-0099	Kei｡	“Whether｡or｡not｡I｡shut｡up｡depends｡on｡your｡attitude.”
.message	1600		Hiro	“That's｡coercion,｡not｡a｡promise!”
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.message	1610	kei-101_01-0101	Kei｡	“I'm｡not｡saying｡you｡have｡to｡stop,｡but｡you｡really｡should｡attend｡school｡more｡often.”
.message	1620			Though｡I｡ran｡the｡risk｡of｡being｡held｡back,｡it｡would｡have｡been｡inexcusable｡if｡I｡didn't｡submit｡my｡work｡on｡time.
.message	1630			The｡wrath｡of｡my｡editor｡was｡frightening｡indeed.
.message	1640			Kei｡had｡to｡understand｡that｡work｡was｡my｡first｡priority.
.message	1650		Hiro	“I'll｡think｡about｡it.”
.message	1660			I｡muttered｡an｡insincere｡response.
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.message	1670	kei-101_01-0103	Kei｡	“Uh｡huh.｡You｡do｡that.”
.message	1680			Kei｡nodded｡in｡agreement｡and｡smiled.
.message	1690			She｡adopted｡a｡carefree｡gait｡and｡a｡lax｡disposition.
.message	1700			I｡didn't｡want｡to｡lie｡to｡her,｡but｡I｡wasn't｡about｡to｡sacrifice｡my｡career｡just｡to｡see｡her｡happy.
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.message	1710	kei-101_01-0105	Kei｡	“Oniichan,｡did｡you｡spend｡your｡entire｡winter｡break｡working?”
.message	1720		Hiro	“Well...”
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.message	1730	kei-101_01-0107	Kei｡	“It's｡not｡a｡proper｡profession.｡Manga｡artists｡pretty｡much｡suck｡at｡life,｡huh?”
.message	1740		Hiro	“You｡don't｡have｡to｡go｡that｡far.”
.message	1750			It｡seemed｡that｡Kei｡was｡on｡the｡verge｡of｡hating｡manga｡itself.
.message	1760		Hiro	“Hey,｡have｡you｡been｡reading｡my｡latest｡work?”
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.message	1770	kei-101_01-0109	Kei｡	“You｡know｡I｡have.”
.message	1780			Kei｡scoffed｡at｡my｡stupid｡question.
.message	1790		Hiro	“But｡you're｡not｡giving｡me｡feedback｡anymore.”
.message	1800	kei-101_01-0111	Kei｡	“Even｡if｡I｡say｡nothing,｡don't｡you｡get｡fan｡mail?”
.message	1810		Hiro	“Only｡the｡bare｡minimum.”
.message	1820			It｡was｡sad,｡really.
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.message	1830	kei-101_01-0113	Kei｡	“Besides...”
.message	1840		Hiro	“Yes?”
.message	1850	kei-101_01-0115	Kei｡	“It｡would｡be｡awkward｡if｡I｡told｡you｡what｡I｡really｡think.”
.message	1860		Hiro	“...I｡see.”
.message	1870			Seeing｡her｡embarrassed｡would｡be｡an｡improvement.
.message	1880			In｡the｡past,｡Kei｡was｡absolutely｡thrilled｡whenever｡I｡drew｡shoujo｡manga.
.message	1890			Even｡my｡unpolished｡amateur｡scribbles｡were｡showered｡with｡her｡rough｡compliments.
.message	1900			I｡wondered｡when｡exactly｡she｡started｡to｡criticize｡my｡routine.
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.message	1910	kei-101_01-0117	Kei｡	“Oniichan,｡has｡all｡this｡work｡been｡affecting｡you?｡It｡might｡not｡be｡serious｡yet,｡but｡sooner｡or｡later｡you'll｡end｡up｡in｡the｡hospital.”
.message	1920	kei-101_01-0119	Kei｡	“Lately｡you've｡been｡acting｡real｡strange.”
.message	1930			Kei｡put｡her｡hands｡together｡with｡a｡loud｡clap.
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.message	1940	kei-101_01-0121	Kei｡	“Ah!｡I｡remember!”
.message	1950		Hiro	“W―｡what?!”
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.message	1960	kei-101_01-0123	Kei｡	“Christmas!”
.message	1970			She｡pointed｡her｡index｡finger｡at｡me.
.message	1980		Hiro	“...”
.message	1990			My｡heart｡jumped｡when｡I｡heard｡that｡word.
.message	2000			That｡was｡a｡time｡when｡all｡sorts｡of｡bad｡shit｡happened｡around｡me.
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.message	2010	kei-101_01-0125	Kei｡	“Oniichan!｡I｡invited｡you｡to｡our｡party,｡but｡you｡never｡showed｡up!”
.message	2020		Hiro	“Uh,｡we've｡been｡over｡this｡already.”
.message	2030			Kei｡and｡I｡didn't｡see｡each｡other｡during｡winter｡break.｡She｡was｡too｡busy｡with｡sports｡and｡family｡commitments.
.message	2040	kei-101_01-0127	Kei｡	“Everyone｡was｡waiting｡for｡you!”
.message	2050			She｡invited｡several｡of｡her｡friends｡to｡her｡Christmas｡party.
.message	2060			Then｡I｡stood｡her｡up.
.message	2070		Hiro	“Waiting｡in｡vain｡on｡Christmas...｡Sounds｡like｡something｡out｡of｡a｡novel.”
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.message	2080	kei-101_01-0129	Kei｡	“Don't｡brush｡it｡off｡like｡it｡was｡nothing!｡You｡try｡being｡the｡one｡who｡waits!”
.message	2090		Hiro	“It｡was｡full｡of｡girls.｡How｡could｡I｡go｡to｡something｡like｡that?”
.message	2100	kei-101_01-0131	Kei｡	“But｡you｡said｡you'd｡still｡come.”
.message	2110			Kei｡gave｡me｡the｡evil｡eye.
.message	2120			I'd｡love｡it｡if｡we｡didn't｡have｡to｡argue｡over｡something｡that｡happened｡in｡the｡previous｡year.
.message	2130		Hiro	“No.｡My｡exact｡words｡were｡‘I'll｡come｡if｡I｡come.’”
.message	2140	kei-101_01-0133	Kei｡	“That's｡the｡same｡as｡saying｡‘I'll｡come!’”
.message	2150			Where｡in｡the｡world｡did｡that｡rule｡come｡from?
.message	2160			Kei｡was｡being｡a｡nag｡at｡the｡time,｡so｡I｡gave｡her｡an｡answer｡to｡shut｡her｡up.
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.message	2170	kei-101_01-0135	Kei｡	“Anyway,｡go｡say｡you're｡sorry｡to｡the｡others.｡It｡was｡real｡upsetting｡for｡me.”
.message	2180		Hiro	“I｡only｡stood｡you｡up.｡What're｡you｡getting｡so｡bent｡out｡of｡shape｡for?”
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.message	2190	kei-101_01-0137	Kei｡	“Just｡shut｡up｡and｡apologize!｡You｡got｡your｡phone｡on｡you,｡so｡call｡up｡Mizuki,｡too!”
.message	2200		Hiro	“What?｡Do｡I｡really｡have｡to｡call｡her?”
.message	2210			Mizuki｡Hayama｡was｡a｡middle｡school｡student｡at｡Otowa｡High's｡feeder｡school.｡I｡didn't｡get｡many｡chances｡to｡see｡her.
.message	2220			To｡be｡honest,｡I｡couldn't｡stand｡the｡hyperactive｡little｡twit.
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.message	2230	kei-101_01-0139	Kei｡	“Of｡course!｡She｡was｡looking｡forward｡to｡seeing｡you｡the｡whole｡time.”
.message	2240		Hiro	“Yeah,｡yeah,｡I'll｡do｡it...”
.message	2250			Naturally,｡I｡had｡no｡intention｡of｡calling.
.message	2260			An｡airhead｡like｡her｡would｡have｡forgotten｡about｡it｡by｡now.
.message	2270			At｡least,｡that｡was｡what｡I｡thought.
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.message	2280			\n\n\nWithin｡the｡halls｡of｡Otowa｡High｡existed｡a｡shoujo｡manga｡artist.
.message	2280			\nThree｡years｡ago,｡she｡received｡the｡Best｡Newcomer｡award｡during｡a｡magazine-sponsored｡manga｡competition.
.message	2280			\nTwo｡years｡later,｡after｡publishing｡several｡standalone｡pieces｡in｡a｡number｡of｡magazines,｡she｡began｡a｡serial.
.message	2280			\nIt｡was｡neither｡overly｡popular｡nor｡unpopular.
.message	2280			\nNone｡of｡her｡work｡was｡yet｡available｡in｡book｡form.
.message	2330			\n\n\nUpon｡starting｡her｡serial,｡she｡left｡home｡and｡lived｡independently｡in｡an｡apartment｡belonging｡to｡an｡elderly｡gentleman｡named｡Mr.｡Shindou.
.message	2330			\nJuggling｡both｡her｡job｡and｡schoolwork｡was｡a｡relentless｡but｡necessary｡task.｡She｡continually｡endured｡sleepless｡nights｡in｡order｡to｡meet｡deadlines.
.message	2330			\nThat｡‘woman’｡was｡me,｡Hiro｡Hirono:｡a｡high｡school｡student｡who｡spent｡half｡his｡days｡dealing｡with｡the｡trauma｡that｡was｡his｡job.
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.message	2360			\n\n\nI｡headed｡up｡the｡stairs｡leading｡to｡the｡rooftop｡of｡Otowa｡High.
.message	2360			\nThere｡was｡time｡before｡homeroom,｡and｡I｡had｡the｡luxury｡of｡not｡having｡any｡friends｡to｡bother｡me.
.message	2360			\nIf｡I｡worked｡on｡my｡drafts｡during｡class,｡my｡double｡life｡would｡be｡exposed｡and｡I｡would｡be｡ridiculed.
.message	2360			\n...
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.message	2400			\n\n\nI｡procured｡an｡old｡key｡from｡my｡pocket.
.message	2400			\nIt｡was｡time｡for｡this｡woman｡to｡do｡her｡job.
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.message	2420			\n\n\nThe｡roof｡was｡normally｡inaccessible｡to｡students｡without｡permission｡from｡one｡of｡the｡staff.
.message	2420			\nI｡couldn't｡say｡that｡I｡particularly｡enjoyed｡exposing｡myself｡to｡the｡freezing｡cold.
.message	2420			\nIt｡was｡merely｡a｡good｡place｡for｡me｡to｡work｡undisturbed.
.message	2420			\nTo｡be｡honest,｡this｡weather｡could｡kill｡me.
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.message	2460		Hiro	“Well｡then...”
.message	2470			Although｡I｡was｡in｡the｡middle｡of｡inking｡my｡current｡installment,｡I｡wouldn't｡have｡dared｡to｡bring｡my｡inking｡tools｡to｡school.
.message	2480			Instead,｡I｡decided｡to｡work｡on｡the｡storyboard｡for｡the｡next｡installment.
.message	2490			That｡way,｡I｡only｡needed｡a｡pencil｡and｡a｡notebook.｡If｡anyone｡discovered｡me,｡my｡storyboard｡could｡easily｡be｡concealed.
.message	2500			I｡seated｡myself｡on｡the｡floor｡and｡pulled｡out｡my｡work｡from｡my｡backpack｡as｡my｡portable｡CD｡player｡powered｡on.
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.message	2510			Then｡I｡put｡on｡my｡headphones｡and｡pressed｡play.
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.message	2520			The｡music｡of｡my｡favorite｡violinist,｡Shuuichi｡Kuze,｡began｡to｡drift｡into｡my｡ears.
.message	2530			At｡times｡calming,｡at｡times｡passionate,｡his｡music｡was｡all｡I｡needed｡to｡muster｡inspiration.
.message	2540			For｡some｡reason,｡my｡pencil｡flowed｡freely｡whenever｡I｡listened｡to｡it.
.message	2550			Perhaps｡it｡was｡just｡a｡placebo.｡At｡any｡rate,｡Mr.｡Kuze's｡music｡was｡an｡integral｡part｡of｡my｡work.
.message	2560			Most｡of｡the｡time,｡the｡story｡and｡panels｡weren't｡planned｡in｡advance.
.message	2570			Until｡inspiration｡hit｡me,｡anguish｡was｡my｡only｡companion｡as｡I｡searched｡my｡brain｡for｡ideas.
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.message	2580			I｡closed｡my｡eyes｡and｡imagined｡my｡characters｡in｡my｡head.
.message	2590			Their｡thoughts,｡their｡actions...
.message	2600			That｡was｡my｡focus.
.message	2610			Think...｡think...
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.message	2620			...｡...｡...
.message	2630			...｡...
.message	2640			...
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.message	2650			I｡always｡felt｡like｡I｡was｡missing｡something.
.message	2660			The｡world｡I｡saw｡was｡missing｡a｡color.
.message	2670			Which｡color｡was｡lacking,｡I｡could｡not｡tell,｡for｡I｡could｡not｡see｡it.
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.message	2680			Restlessness｡gradually｡gnawed｡at｡my｡heart.
.message	2690	yuk-101_01-0003	@Yuuko｡	≪Nevertheless,｡once｡you｡associate｡yourself｡with｡something,｡you｡refuse｡to｡let｡go.｡You｡strive｡to｡fulfill｡your｡dreams,｡always｡aiming｡higher｡and｡higher.≫
.message	2700		Hiro	“That's｡a｡given,｡no?”
.message	2710			Unfazed｡by｡the｡unexpected｡voice,｡I｡responded｡as｡I｡normally｡would.
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.message	2720	yuk-101_01-0005	@Yuuko｡	≪You｡are｡strong.≫
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.message	2730			I｡shook｡my｡head.
.message	2740		Hiro	“I'm｡an｡idiot.｡I｡don't｡know｡when｡to｡give｡up.”
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.message	2750	yuk-101_01-0007	@Yuuko｡	≪No,｡I｡think｡you｡are｡strong.≫
.message	2760	yuk-101_01-0009	@Yuuko｡	≪Where｡does｡your｡strength｡come｡from?≫
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.message	2770		Hiro	“Why｡are｡you｡asking｡me?”
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.message	2780	yuk-101_01-0011	@Yuuko｡	≪I｡am｡curious.｡That｡is｡all.≫
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.message	2790		Hiro	“Common｡sense｡is｡even｡better.｡It's｡not｡okay｡to｡ask｡whatever｡you｡feel｡like.”
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.message	2800	yuk-101_01-0013	@Yuuko｡	≪Oh｡my,｡how｡acerbic.≫
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.message	2810		Hiro	“I'm｡not｡a｡nice｡person.”
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.message	2820	yuk-101_01-0015	@Yuuko｡	≪Indeed.｡Heh.≫
.message	2830			The｡woman｡giggled.
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.message	2840		Hiro	“I'm｡not｡sure｡if｡I'm｡actually｡strong.｡It's｡just｡that...”
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.message	2850	yuk-101_01-0017	@Yuuko｡	≪That?≫
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.message	2860		Hiro	“That｡dreamers｡have｡a｡duty.”
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.message	2870	yuk-101_01-0019	@Yuuko｡	≪A｡duty｡to｡whom?≫
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.message	2880		Hiro	“To｡themselves,｡the｡dreamers.”
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.message	2890			...｡...｡...
.message	2900			...｡...
.message	2910			...
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.message	2920		Hiro	“Hm...?”
.message	2930			I｡opened｡my｡eyes｡and｡saw｡nothing｡but｡the｡azure｡sky.
.message	2940			Then｡I｡shook｡my｡head｡once｡to｡confirm｡that｡I｡had｡returned｡to｡reality.
.message	2950			This｡was｡the｡roof｡of｡my｡school.
.message	2960			There｡was｡no｡doubt｡about｡it.
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.message	2970		Hiro	“Was｡I｡asleep?”
.message	2980			I｡must｡have｡fallen｡asleep｡as｡soon｡as｡I｡started｡drawing.
.message	2990			It｡seemed｡that｡I｡hadn't｡gotten｡any｡work｡done.｡Orientation｡was｡likely｡over｡already.
.message	3000			My｡portable｡CD｡player｡was｡idle.
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.message	3010			As｡I｡took｡out｡my｡cellphone｡to｡check｡the｡time,｡I｡felt｡as｡though｡something｡was｡amiss.
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.message	3020	miy-101_01-0003	@Miyako	“Oh,｡you're｡awake?”
.message	3030			I｡turned｡my｡head｡towards｡the｡source｡of｡the｡voice.
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.message	3040			Standing｡a｡few｡meters｡ahead｡of｡me...
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.message	3050		Hiro	“Miyako｡Miyamura?”
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.message	3060	miy-101_01-0005	Miyako	“Mornin'!”
.message	3070			Just｡like｡that｡night｡on｡the｡beach,｡she｡was｡standing｡before｡me｡amid｡the｡cold｡breeze.
.message	3080		Hiro	“Uh...｡Good｡morning....”
.message	3090			...
.message	3100			Why｡was｡she｡here?
.message	3110			And｡why｡was｡she｡wearing｡my｡school's｡uniform?
.message	3120		Hiro	“Y―｡you...｡What｡are｡you｡doing?”
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.message	3130	miy-101_01-0007	Miyako	“What｡am｡I｡doing?｡I'm｡talking｡to｡you,｡Hirono-kun.”
.message	3140		Hiro	“You're｡a｡student｡at｡this｡school?!”
.message	3150			My｡voice｡cracked.
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.message	3160	miy-101_01-0009	Miyako	“Definitely.｡You｡can｡tell｡that｡from｡my｡uniform,｡can't｡you?”
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.message	3170			Miyamura｡grabbed｡the｡hem｡of｡her｡skirt｡and｡lifted｡it｡slightly.
.message	3180			Those｡were｡some｡captivating｡thighs.
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.message	3190	miy-101_01-0011	Miyako	“Don't｡I｡look｡sexy｡in｡this?”
.message	3200		Hiro	“What's｡that｡supposed｡to｡mean?｡Uh,｡well...”
.message	3210			I｡had｡difficulty｡coming｡up｡with｡a｡response.
.message	3220		Hiro	“Just｡chill｡for｡a｡sec,｡okay?”
.message	3230			There｡wasn't｡anything｡special｡about｡her｡being｡a｡student｡here.
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.message	3240	miy-101_01-0013	Miyako	“You're｡the｡one｡who｡needs｡to｡chill!”
.message	3250		Hiro	“Okay,｡I｡get｡it.｡You're｡a｡student.｡What｡are｡you｡doing｡up｡here?”
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.message	3260	miy-101_01-0015	Miyako	“You｡were｡asleep,｡weren't｡you?｡You're｡going｡to｡catch｡a｡cold｡in｡this｡weather!”
.message	3270			I｡rotated｡my｡head｡a｡few｡times｡to｡relieve｡my｡stiffened｡neck.
.message	3280			In｡addition｡to｡the｡cold,｡my｡body｡was｡sore｡because｡I｡slept｡in｡an｡awkward｡position.
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.message	3290	miy-101_01-0017	Miyako	“Seems｡you｡had｡difficulty｡sleeping.｡I｡was｡gonna｡let｡you｡use｡my｡lap｡as｡a｡pillow!”
.message	3300		Hiro	“What?”
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.message	3310	miy-101_01-0019	Miyako	“But｡then｡I｡was｡worried｡about｡my｡legs｡going｡numb,｡so｡I｡changed｡my｡mind.｡Heh｡heh!”
.message	3320			She｡laughed.
.message	3330			Thankfully,｡it｡was｡only｡a｡thought.
.message	3340			What｡would｡I｡have｡done｡if｡I｡had｡awakened｡in｡that｡position?
.message	3350		Hiro	“All｡right,｡but｡you｡didn't｡answer｡my｡question.｡Why｡are｡you｡here?”
.message	3360	miy-101_01-0021	Miyako	“Isn't｡that｡obvious?”
.message	3370			Miyako｡flashed｡a｡huge｡smile.
.message	3380			This｡was｡frustrating.
.message	3390			I｡didn't｡know｡what｡I｡was｡frustrated｡about...
.message	3400			But｡the｡moment｡I｡saw｡her｡smile,｡I｡felt｡this｡sinking｡feeling｡inside｡of｡me.
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.message	3410	miy-101_01-0023	Miyako	“You｡know!”
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.message	3420	miy-101_01-0025	Miyako	“I｡came｡to｡see｡you!”
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.message	3430			Long｡story｡short,｡she｡saw｡me｡in｡the｡hallway｡and｡followed｡me.
.message	3440		Hiro	“You｡could｡have｡called｡out｡to｡me｡earlier.”
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.message	3450	miy-101_01-0027	Miyako	“Well,｡that's...｡you｡know...”
.message	3460			...
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.message	3470	miy-101_01-0029	Miyako	“I｡wasn't｡mentally｡prepared.｡I'm｡a｡girl,｡you｡know.”
.message	3480		Hiro	“I｡don't｡get｡it.”
.message	3490	miy-101_01-0031	Miyako	“This｡is｡the｡first｡time｡we've｡seen｡each｡other｡since｡Christmas!｡I｡wanted｡it｡to｡be｡romantic｡and｡all.”
.message	3500		Hiro	“Let's｡not｡give｡anyone｡the｡wrong｡idea.”
.message	3510			That｡night,｡she｡dragged｡me｡around｡the｡city｡after｡her｡keys｡were｡stolen.｡We｡hopped｡between｡restaurants｡and｡karaoke｡bars｡until｡dawn.
.message	3520			Even｡worse,｡it｡was｡all｡on｡me.
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.message	3530	miy-101_01-0033	Miyako	“Not｡only｡are｡we｡schoolmates,｡but｡we're｡in｡the｡same｡grade!”
.message	3540		Hiro	“I｡don't｡come｡to｡school｡much.｡I｡don't｡even｡know｡the｡names｡or｡faces｡of｡my｡own｡classmates.”
.message	3550			Being｡in｡the｡same｡grade｡as｡others｡didn't｡mean｡that｡I｡had｡to｡know｡everything｡about｡them.
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.message	3560	miy-101_01-0035	Miyako	“You｡too?!｡I'm｡notorious｡for｡being｡a｡shameless｡school-skipping｡scamp!”
.message	3570		Hiro	“So｡you're｡hopeless?”
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.message	3580	miy-101_01-0037	Miyako	“Uh｡huh,｡just｡like｡you!｡Makes｡me｡happy.｡We're｡comrades!｡Comrades!”
.message	3590		Hiro	“We're｡not｡comrades.｡You're｡just...”
.message	3600			I｡was｡about｡to｡say｡‘annoying’｡when｡her｡eyes｡met｡mine.
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.message	3610	miy-101_01-0039	Miyako	“You｡know,｡I｡noticed｡something.”
.message	3620		Hiro	“What?”
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.message	3630	miy-101_01-0041	Miyako	“I｡thought｡the｡roof｡was｡off-limits.｡The｡door's｡always｡locked.”
.message	3640		Hiro	“Ah,｡that.”
.message	3650		Hiro	“My｡sister｡is｡a｡graduate｡of｡Otowa｡High.｡She｡got｡this｡key｡from｡some｡oddball｡friend｡of｡hers.”
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.message	3660	miy-101_01-0043	Miyako	“Ooh～”
.message	3670			She｡raised｡her｡voice｡in｡admiration.
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.message	3680	miy-101_01-0045	Miyako	“So｡this｡is｡an｡exclusive｡area｡passed｡down｡through｡generations.｡From｡that｡weirdo｡friend,｡to｡your｡sister,｡and｡now｡to｡you!”
.message	3690		Hiro	“It's｡nowhere｡near｡that｡epic.”
.message	3700			My｡sister｡hadn't｡prepared｡anything｡to｡commemorate｡the｡start｡of｡my｡high｡school｡life,｡so｡she｡gave｡me｡this｡key｡in｡desperation.
.message	3710			I｡was｡grateful｡because｡she｡had｡given｡me｡a｡nice｡place｡where｡I｡could｡be｡alone.
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.message	3720	miy-101_01-0047	Miyako	“How｡interesting...”
.message	3730			She｡ambled｡around｡like｡a｡bear｡in｡a｡cage.
.message	3740			What｡a｡restless｡girl.
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.message	3750	miy-101_01-0049	Miyako	“There's｡no｡fence｡up｡here.｡You｡can｡see｡that｡from｡the｡courtyard,｡but｡I｡never｡really｡noticed｡until｡now.”
.message	3760		Hiro	“I｡noticed.｡It's｡not｡that｡big｡of｡a｡deal｡when｡you｡think｡about｡it.”
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.message	3770	miy-101_01-0051	Miyako	“Fences｡are｡to｡prevent｡people｡from｡falling.｡There'd｡be｡no｡use｡for｡them｡up｡here.”
.message	3780		Hiro	“Correct.”
.message	3790			They｡would｡have｡never｡expected｡intruders｡like｡us.
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.message	3800	miy-101_01-0053	Miyako	“Isn't｡it｡nice｡that｡there's｡no｡annoying｡fence｡in｡the｡way?｡What｡a｡great｡view!”
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.message	3810	miy-101_01-0055	Miyako	“It's｡almost｡as｡if｡the｡ground｡is｡sucking｡you｡in｡with｡a｡whoosh～”
.message	3820		Hiro	“Hey!”
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.message	3830			She｡blissfully｡wandered｡towards｡the｡edge｡of｡the｡roof.
.transition 0 * 20
.stage	* ev01_029.png 0 0
.message	3840			One｡slip｡and｡she｡would｡have｡disappeared｡over｡the｡edge.
.transition 0 * 20
.stage	* ev01_030.png 0 0
.message	3850			I｡quickly｡grabbed｡ahold｡of｡her｡hand.
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.message	3860	miy-101_01-0057	Miyako	“Huh?｡What?”
.message	3870		Hiro	“It's｡dangerous.｡Don't｡do｡that.”
.message	3880	miy-101_01-0059	Miyako	“You're｡such｡a｡worrywart!”
.message	3890		Hiro	“And｡you're｡a｡reckless｡person.”
.message	3900			I｡recalled｡what｡happened｡on｡Christmas｡Eve.
.message	3910			While｡she｡never｡crossed｡the｡line,｡she｡seemed｡to｡be｡comfortable｡skirting｡it.
.message	3920			I｡couldn't｡explain｡it｡very｡well,｡but｡it｡was｡something｡to｡that｡effect.
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.message	3930	miy-101_01-0061	Miyako	“What's｡with｡that｡intense｡look?”
.message	3940		Hiro	“Nothing.”
.message	3950			I｡let｡go｡of｡her｡hand.
.message	3960			She｡smiled｡and｡gently｡rubbed｡where｡I｡had｡grabbed｡her.
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.message	3970	miy-101_01-0063	Miyako	“...Hirono-kun,｡let's｡change｡topics｡again.”
.message	3980		Hiro	“What｡now?”
.message	3990	miy-101_01-0065	Miyako	“I'm｡sorry,｡but...｡I｡saw｡it.”
.message	4000			Shit.
.message	4010	miy-101_01-0067	Miyako	“Your｡notebook...”
.message	4020			I｡dropped｡my｡guard｡because｡of｡my｡nap.
.message	4030			She｡easily｡had｡enough｡time｡to｡flip｡through｡my｡notebook.
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.message	4040	miy-101_01-0069	Miyako	“Could｡it｡be｡that｡you're｡following｡a｡dream?”
.message	4050		Hiro	“What｡do｡you｡mean?”
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.stage	* bgw_sch010a01_00.png 0 0 st_miyako04a02.png 400
.message	4060	miy-101_01-0071	Miyako	“Don't｡be｡shy!｡It's｡nothing｡to｡be｡ashamed｡of!”
.message	4070			She｡knew.｡There｡was｡no｡way｡I｡could｡get｡out｡of｡this.
.message	4080			Kei,｡along｡with｡my｡family,｡were｡the｡only｡ones｡who｡were｡supposed｡to｡know.
.message	4090		Hiro	“I'm｡a｡manga｡artist.”
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.message	4100	miy-101_01-0073	Miyako	“Self-described?｡A｡wannabe?”
.message	4110		Hiro	“The｡genuine｡article!”
.message	4120			She｡thought｡I｡was｡only｡an｡aspiring｡amateur.
.message	4130		Hiro	“I'm｡a｡paid｡professional,｡believe｡it｡or｡not.”
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.message	4140	miy-101_01-0075	Miyako	“Seriously?”
.message	4150		Hiro	“Yeah.”
.message	4160	miy-101_01-0076		She｡stared｡at｡me｡for｡a｡long｡moment.｡Then｡she｡took｡a｡deep｡breath.
.message	4170	miy-101_01-0077	Miyako	“What｡kind｡of｡manga｡do｡you｡draw?”
.message	4180		Hiro	“Shoujo｡manga.”
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.message	4190	miy-101_01-0078		Her｡eyes｡lit｡up.
.message	4200			Well,｡I｡did｡expect｡her｡to｡be｡shocked.
.message	4210	miy-101_01-0079	Miyako	“Now｡that｡you｡mention｡it,｡you｡do｡have｡a｡girly｡face!”
.message	4220		Hiro	“...”
.message	4230			Just｡what｡was｡she｡trying｡to｡say?
.transition 0 * 40
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.message	4240	miy-101_01-0081	Miyako	“Whoa!｡It's｡becoming｡more｡and｡more｡clear｡to｡me!｡You｡really｡do｡have｡a｡girly｡face,｡Hirono-kun!”
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.message	4250	miy-101_01-0083	Miyako	“It｡suits｡the｡different｡path｡you｡have｡taken!”
.message	4260		Hiro	“Can｡we｡please｡talk｡about｡something｡other｡than｡my｡face?”
.message	4270		Hiro	“Talking｡about｡my｡job｡would｡be｡better｡than｡this.”
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.message	4280	miy-101_01-0085	Miyako	“Uh...｡not｡really.｡I｡don't｡read｡that｡much｡manga,｡so｡I'd｡be｡lost｡in｡the｡discussion.”
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.message	4290	miy-101_01-0087	Miyako	“Huh?｡How｡come｡you're｡all｡mopey?”
.message	4300			She｡stared｡at｡me.
.message	4310		Hiro	“No｡man｡on｡Earth｡would｡want｡to｡have｡an｡effeminate｡reputation.”
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.message	4320	miy-101_01-0089	Miyako	“Ah!｡I｡bet｡people｡called｡you｡queer｡when｡you｡were｡a｡kid.”
.message	4330		Hiro	“Nobody｡called｡me｡that.”
.message	4340			Actually,｡they｡did.
.message	4350			She｡giggled｡and｡spun｡around｡for｡no｡reason.
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.message	4360	miy-101_01-0091	Miyako	“Hee｡hee～｡But｡you're｡all｡important｡now,｡right?｡What｡is｡it...?｡Oh,｡I｡know!｡You're｡already｡working!｡Yeah!”
.message	4370			She｡cast｡me｡an｡upward｡glance.｡She｡was｡seriously｡impressed.
.message	4380		Hiro	“If｡you｡have｡all｡this｡time｡to｡suck｡up｡to｡others,｡maybe｡you｡should｡spend｡it｡on｡something｡else.”
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.message	4390	miy-101_01-0093	Miyako	“Acting｡all｡mighty｡now,｡huh?”
.message	4400		Hiro	“Well,｡how｡about｡giving｡my｡manga｡a｡try?｡There｡are｡plenty｡of｡lines｡like｡that｡in｡there｡for｡laughs.”
.transition 0 * 40
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.message	4410	miy-101_01-0094		I｡flashed｡her｡a｡grin｡and｡she｡responded｡with｡a｡smile.
.message	4420			The｡wind｡howled.
.message	4430			Her｡hair｡and｡skirt｡billowed｡in｡the｡wind.
.message	4440			Anyone｡who｡saw｡us｡would｡have｡laughed｡at｡the｡two｡idiots｡staring｡at｡each｡other...
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.message	4450			＊DING＊
.transition 0 * 40
.stage	* ev01_033b01.png 0 0
.message	4460			That｡must｡have｡been｡a｡text｡message.
.message	4470			I｡stopped｡inking｡and｡reached｡for｡my｡cellphone｡on｡the｡table.
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.message	4480			\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI'm｡not｡coming｡because｡of｡morning｡practice.\nGet｡up｡on｡your｡own.
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.message	4490			Hmph...
.transition 0 * 40
.stage	* ev01_031c02.png 0 0
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.message	4500			\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPS:｡If｡you｡skip,｡I'll｡kill｡you.｡―Kei
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.message	4510			...
.message	4520			That｡was｡one｡line｡too｡many.
.message	4530			I｡feared｡for｡the｡sanity｡of｡anyone｡who｡would｡be｡unfortunate｡enough｡to｡marry｡her.
.message	4540		Hiro	“Meh.｡Not｡much｡I｡can｡do｡about｡any｡future｡husband.”
.transition 0 * 20
.stage	* ev01_032a01.png 0 0
.message	4550			I｡looked｡down｡at｡my｡draft｡sheets.
.message	4560			Most｡of｡them｡still｡had｡large｡areas｡to｡be｡filled.
.message	4570			There｡wasn't｡much｡time｡until｡the｡deadline.｡Was｡I｡that｡far｡behind｡schedule?
.message	4580			At｡the｡very｡least,｡it｡would｡be｡nice｡if｡I｡had｡some｡help.
.message	4590			All｡backgrounds｡and｡shading｡were｡my｡responsibility｡because｡I｡didn't｡have｡an｡assistant.
.message	4600			It｡would｡have｡been｡difficult｡to｡find｡one｡in｡a｡city｡like｡Otowa.
.message	4610			Even｡if｡I｡did,｡I'd｡have｡to｡be｡able｡to｡afford｡him.
.message	4620		Hiro	“Here｡goes...”
.transition 0 * 20
.stage	* ev01_032b01.png 0 0
.message	4630			I｡slapped｡my｡cheeks｡to｡invigorate｡myself｡and｡filled｡my｡pen｡with｡ink...
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.stage	* ev01_033a01.png 0 0
.message	4640			♪♪♪
.message	4650			Bah.
.transition 0 * 20
.stage	* ev01_033b01.png 0 0
.message	4660		Hiro	“Right｡when｡I｡was｡getting｡fired｡up...”
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.stage	* ev01_031b01.png 0 0
.message	4670			I｡picked｡up｡my｡cellphone｡for｡the｡second｡time.
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.stage	* ev01_033c01.png 0 0
.message	4680		Hiro	“Hello?”
.message	4690	omu-101_01-0003	@Yoshihiko｡	≪Yo,｡it's｡me!≫
.message	4700			A｡sharp｡voice｡struck｡my｡eardrums.
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.message	4710		Hiro	“Mr.｡Ohmura,｡you're｡not｡in｡the｡mob.｡Ditch｡the｡accent.”
.message	4720			It｡was｡a｡crude,｡obnoxious｡Kansai｡accent｡at｡the｡best｡of｡times.
.message	4730	omu-101_01-0005	@Yoshihiko｡	≪Don't｡be｡complainin'｡about｡how｡others｡talk!｡So,｡how's｡it｡goin'?≫
.transition 0 * 40
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.message	4740		Hiro	“Five｡more｡pages｡to｡ink.”
.message	4750			The｡man｡at｡the｡other｡end｡of｡the｡line｡was｡Yoshihiko｡Ohmura.
.message	4760			I｡never｡asked｡about｡his｡age,｡but｡he｡was｡probably｡in｡his｡mid-thirties.
.message	4770			He｡used｡to｡be｡the｡editor｡of｡a｡testosterone-soaked｡manga｡monthly｡at｡some｡macho｡publishing｡company.
.message	4780			Then｡he｡switched｡companies｡and｡somehow｡ended｡up｡as｡the｡editor｡of｡a｡shoujo｡manga｡publication.
.message	4790			Was｡it｡really｡a｡managerial｡mix-up｡that｡got｡him｡there?
.message	4800			This｡foul-mouthed,｡crude,｡and｡violent-looking｡man｡couldn't｡possibly｡get｡along｡with｡other｡shoujo｡manga｡artists.
.message	4810	omu-101_01-0007	Yoshihiko｡	≪Inkin'｡means｡yer｡doin'｡fine,｡Mr.｡Shindou.｡So,｡ya｡gonna｡make｡the｡deadline｡no｡prob?≫
.message	4820		Hiro	“As｡always.”
.message	4830	omu-101_01-0009	Yoshihiko｡	≪If｡ya｡don't｡think｡ya｡can,｡should｡I｡send｡over｡some｡help?≫
.message	4840			Even｡though｡he｡didn't｡look｡the｡part,｡he｡was｡surprisingly｡competent.
.message	4850			He｡likely｡had｡an｡assistant｡on｡standby,｡so｡he｡would｡send｡him｡over｡to｡Otowa｡the｡moment｡I｡gave｡my｡approval.
.message	4860			But...
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.message	4870		Hiro	“I｡don't｡need｡one.｡I've｡never｡failed｡you,｡so｡trust｡me.”
.message	4880	omu-101_01-0011	Yoshihiko｡	≪A'ight,｡I｡got｡it.｡If｡yer｡that｡sure｡of｡yerself,｡I'll｡trust｡ya.≫
.message	4890	omu-101_01-0013	Yoshihiko｡	≪Right,｡then!｡Ya｡grab｡some｡grub｡yet?≫
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.message	4900		Hiro	“Pickles｡and｡miso.”
.message	4910	omu-101_01-0015	Yoshihiko｡	≪Y'know,｡this｡ain't｡the｡Middle｡Ages,｡and｡ya｡sure｡as｡hell｡ain't｡no｡peasant!｡Get｡somethin'｡good!≫
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.message	4920		Hiro	“I'm｡living｡off｡white｡rice.｡Isn't｡it｡about｡time｡we｡discussed｡my｡salary?”
.message	4930			I｡didn't｡expect｡a｡serious｡reply.
.message	4940	omu-101_01-0017	Yoshihiko｡	≪Man,｡I｡told｡ya｡before!｡If｡ya｡wanna｡raise,｡ya｡gotta｡beat｡me｡first!≫
.message	4950		Hiro	“People｡like｡me｡are｡supposed｡to｡enter｡a｡deathmatch｡against｡their｡editors?”
.message	4960			There｡was｡no｡way｡a｡feeble｡manga｡artist｡like｡myself｡could｡beat｡up｡a｡former｡rugby｡powerhouse.
.message	4970	omu-101_01-0019	Yoshihiko｡	≪Fer｡men,｡there're｡some｡things｡ya｡gotta｡seize｡with｡yer｡fists!≫
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.message	4980		Hiro	“The｡hell｡are｡you｡on?”
.message	4990			This｡guy｡was｡hopeless.
.message	5000	omu-101_01-0021	Yoshihiko｡	≪Come｡get｡me｡anytime!｡Right,｡then...≫
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.message	5010		Hiro	“Yeah?”
.message	5020	omu-101_01-0023	Yoshihiko｡	≪I｡might｡be｡contradictin'｡myself｡here,｡but｡don't｡push｡yerself.｡If｡ya｡pass｡out,｡we're｡all｡in｡the｡soup.≫
.transition 0 * 40
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.message	5030			That｡was｡a｡much｡nicer｡tone.
.message	5040			It｡was｡what｡I｡expected｡from｡a｡veteran｡such｡as｡him.｡He｡could｡butter｡you｡up｡or｡hammer｡you｡down｡in｡an｡instant.
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.message	5050		Hiro	“Dumbass!｡I｡won't｡make｡the｡deadline｡if｡I｡take｡it｡easy!｡Look｡where｡that｡got｡you!”
.message	5060			Rather｡than｡play｡all｡meek｡and｡sensitive,｡I｡fired｡off｡a｡bombardment｡of｡insults.
.message	5070	omu-101_01-0025	Yoshihiko｡	≪A'ight,｡fine!｡I｡don't｡give｡a｡shit｡what｡happens｡to｡ya!｡Just｡gimme｡my｡drafts!｡Do｡it｡if｡it｡kills｡ya!≫
.message	5080			He｡hung｡up｡before｡I｡could｡respond.
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.message	5090			His｡‘VIP’｡treatment｡seemed｡to｡be｡the｡way｡he｡handled｡garbage.
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.message	5100			I｡picked｡up｡my｡pen.
.message	5110		Hiro	“Whatever｡you｡say,｡I'll｡still｡do｡my｡job.”
.message	5120			Somehow,｡I｡was｡actually｡enjoying｡the｡pressure...
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